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# hostinterface.massremove

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### Description

`object hostinterface.massremove(object parameters)`

This method allows to remove host interfaces from the given hosts.

::: noteclassic
This method is only available to *Admin* and *Super admin*
user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role
settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object)` Parameters containing the IDs of the hosts to be updated and
the interfaces to be removed.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data-types)|Description|
|--|--|------|
|interfaces|object/array|[Host interfaces](/manual/api/reference/hostinterface/object) to remove from the given hosts.<br><br>The host interface object must have only the `ip`, `dns` and `port` properties defined.<br><br>[Parameter behavior](/manual/api/reference_commentary#parameter-behavior):<br>- *required*|
|hostids|ID/array|IDs of the hosts to be updated.<br><br>[Parameter behavior](/manual/api/reference_commentary#parameter-behavior):<br>- *required*|

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the deleted host
interfaces under the `interfaceids` property.

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### Examples

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#### Removing interfaces

Remove the "127.0.0.1" SNMP interface from two hosts.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "hostinterface.massremove",
    "params": {
        "hostids": [
            "30050",
            "30052"
        ],
        "interfaces": {
            "dns": "",
            "ip": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": "161"
        }
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "interfaceids": [
            "30069",
            "30070"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [hostinterface.delete](delete)
-   [host.massremove](/manual/api/reference/host/massremove)

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### Source

CHostInterface::massRemove() in
*ui/include/classes/api/services/CHostInterface.php*.

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